Steam-condenser and oil-separator for steam-driven vehicles



Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

L. E. SCHUCH.

STEAIII COIIDENSEIT AIID OIL SEPARATOR FOR STEAM DRIVEN VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED III/III. 20, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. n

LOUIS E. SCHUCH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

STEAM-CONDENSER AND OIL-SEPARATOR FOR STEAM-DRIVER' VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

Application filed March- 20, 1919. Serial No. 283,754.

' which the following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to produce an improved steam condenser forsteam Adriven automobiles, in which the exhaust steam from the engine ofsuch vehicles is condensed more rapidly and efficiently than in otherautomobile steam condensers known to me.

A further object is to produce a combined steam condenser and oilseparator for automobiles, in which the accumulated oil from the exhaustof the engine is caught and provision made for draining it from thecondensed water at will before the water is fed into the steam generatorfor revaporization.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved steam condenser and oilseparator.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional elevation of my improved steamcondenser and oil separator.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a detail of my invention.

My improved condenser consists of a casing 4 shaped substantially likethe usual water cooling radiators of gasolene propelled automobiles andhaving somewhat the same construction.

A space 5 is provided at the top of the condenser by having a bottom 6which forms a header for a great number of small condensing tubes 7, thelower ends of which are located in a header formed by a sheet 8. Betweenheaders 6 and 8V a considerable number of radiating plates l9 arelocated in spaced relation for aiding in the condensation of steamthrough the tubes 7. The space 5 is provided with a number of tubes 10also for the purpose of aiding in condensing the steam which shouldenter the space. l

Below header 8 a large space 11 is provided for the accumulation ofwater resulting from the condensation of the steam.

.This space is intercepted by a number of tubes 12 which, like tubes 10,aid in cooling, but are for the purpose of keeping the water ofcondensation cool.

Entering the condenser at its top is the Vvertical tubes connecting thechambers, a

steam exhaust pipe 13. This pipe passes down at the rear of thecondenser and terminates in a forwardly extending portion 111 to whichan elongated steam exhaust nozzle v 15 is attached. This nozzle permitsof the expansion of the steam within its chamber 16v so that the-steamissues gradually through the elongated openings 17 and 18 beneath thedeflecting cover 19, as shown in Fig. 3. The water of condensation fromthe tubes 7 in falling onto the cover 19 will drip therefrom as alsoshown at 2O in Fig. 3, without entering the exhaust nozzle.

At the side of the chamber 11 I'have pro- Vvided a stop cock 21 fordraining the oil 22 which accumulates on the surface of the water,therefrom, and at a convenient point, such as the back of the condenser,T have provided a sight oil and water gage 23:l

Condensed water is taken from the condenser through a pipe 24 at thebottom thereof, and drainage of the condenser is facilitated by a stopcock 25 also at the bottom.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. A steam condensercomprising a casing having a chamber at the upper end thereof, a chamberat the lower end thereof, vertical tubes connecting the chambers, asteam nozzle located at the lower ends of the tubes within the lowerchamber, cooling plates surrounding the tubes and in spaced relation toeach other, and horizontal tubes in the upper and lower chambers adaptedto permit the passage of air through them.

2. A combined steam condenser and oil separator for automobilescomprising a casing having a chamber at the lower end thereof, a chamberat the upper end thereof,

steam nozzle located at the lower ends of the tubes within the lowerchamber, horizontal tubes in the upper and lower chambers, adapted topermit the passage of air through them, and a valve located in thecasing communicating with the lower chamber and located between thenozzle and horizontal tubes therein.

In witness whereof, I allix my 'signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

LOUIS E. SCHUCH.

Witnesses:

RoBT. B. HoorER, W. J ScHUL'rz.

